Benjamin Isaacs (July 17, 1778 – July 25, 1846) was a member of the Connecticut Senate representing the 12th District from 1836 to 1837, and a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives in the sessions of May and October 1813, May and October 1815, May and October 1816, May 1817, October 1818, and the years 1819, 1820, 1822, 1824, 1825, 1827, 1828, and 1834.
Benjamin Isaacs | |
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| Member of the Connecticut Senate from the 12th District | |
| In office 1836–1837[1] | |
| Preceded by | Charles Hawley |
| Succeeded by | Charles Hawley |
| Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk | |
| In office May 1813 – May 1814[1] | |
| Preceded by | Jabez Gregory, Thomas Reed |
| Succeeded by | Moses W. Reed, John Eversley |
| In office May 1815 – May 1817[1] | |
| Preceded by | Jacob Osborne, Lewis Mallory |
| Succeeded by | Samuel B. Warren, William J. Street |
| In office October 1818 – 1821[1] | |
| Preceded by | William J. Street, Dan Taylor |
| Succeeded by | Moses Gregory, James Quintard, Jr. |
| In office 1822–1823[1] Serving with Noah Wilcox | |
| Preceded by | Moses Gregory, James Quintard, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Moses Gregory, Noah Wilcox |
| In office 1824–1826[1] | |
| Preceded by | Moses Gregory, Noah Wilcox |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Reed, David Roberts |
| In office 1827–1829[1] | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Reed, David Roberts |
| Succeeded by | Charles Wiley Taylor, Clark Bissell |
| In office 1834–1835[1] Serving with Samuel Comstock | |
| Preceded by | Thomas B. Butler, John D. Lounsbury |
| Succeeded by | Noah Wilcox, Charles W. Taylor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 17, 1778[2][3] Norwalk, Connecticut[2] |
| Died | July 25, 1846 (aged 68)[4] Norwalk, Connecticut[4] |
| Spouse | Fanny Bryan (m. November 18, 1798)[3] |
| Children | Richard Isaacs, Elizabeth Isaacs Lynes, Ann T. Isaacs St. John, Isaac S. Isaacs, Sophia Isaacs Lockwood, William B. Isaacs[3] |
| Occupation | merchant |
He was the son of Isaac Scudder Isaacs and Susanna St. John Isaacs.[3]
He was the parish clerk of St. Paul's on the Green from 1815 to 1846.[5]
He served as town clerk of Norwalk from 1814 to 1844.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h Roll of state officers and members of General Assembly of Connecticut, from 1776 to 1881
- ^ a b "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F74S-4DW : accessed 26 May 2013), Benjamin Isaacs, 17 Jul 1778.
- ^ a b c d The History of the Descendants of John Dwight, of Dedham, Mass, Volume 1
- ^ a b "Connecticut, Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F7D7-X6P : accessed 26 May 2013), Benjamin Isaacs, 25 Jul 1846; citing reference pg 423, FHL microfilm 3147.
- ^ a b Charles Melbourne Selleck, Address
- ^ An Historical Discourse in Commemoration of the Two-hundredth Anniversary of Norwalk